Winter Series Race 7 - The Piney - 16 Sep - Backwards

Following some thought to mix up the Winter Series club
races some bright spark came up with the idea of doing one race in reverse on
the Green (5km low technical) and Black (11 km full) tracks. Due to the fact
that the club member who suggested this would not let go of the idea the club just
had to do it. This race will be run at our next Winter Series Race 7 on Sunday
16 Sep.

We will place markers (paint, logs or bunting) on the track
on the Saturday before to make it easier but it would still be worth a ride beforehand.

To allow this to run smoothly the following changes will
occur. See the below map as a reference.

Point 1 – Start
The race will start in the standard Winter Series location access off Pine
Forest Rd. A bulk start will head everyone up The Strip along the access road
and not the single track. Heading up the hill will allow the riders to self seat
before entering the forest. At the top of the road, just before the main gate,
we will complete a hard dogleg turn into Big
Dog’s Den, and will now be travelling in a reverse direction on the Black
Track. Once you pass the start you then head right out to Wet End Wild section (Dire
Straits, Decked Skinny, Bike On Dykes and Trotters Run).

Point 2 – Green
Track/GKO II Following Trotter’s Run
and approaching GKO II people riding the Green Track will head left which will
take you back to Big Dog’s Den to finish
a reverse lap. Riders completing the full Black Track will head over GKO II and
towards Spicks ’n’ Specks.

Points 3 to 5 only affect Black Track riders.

Point 3 – Angry Eyes
bypass Try the B Line on Angry Eye’s in reverse and you realise why we bypassed
this icon? So at the top of Specks ’n’
Specks you come to a junction of five tracks. Instead of continuing in a
reverse direction onlong the Black Track take the last left onto the Yellow
Track, in a reverse direction (going up the hill and not down on the
structures). This will take you to the top of the main hill where you can then choose
to go down The Crows Nest A or B
Lines onto Rooty Hill.

Point 4 – Free Air
Instead of heading over the last section of single track at the top of the hill
we will follow the fire trail around to the left and then rejoin around the
corner 40m along.

Point 5 – Entering
Pine Cone Chaos The A Line will be blocked off as it is practically
unrideable. Once through this section head into Big Dogs Den for a reverse lap.